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	'''''Karaikkal Ammaiyar''''' is a [[List of Tamil films of 1943\|1943]] Indian [[Tamil language]] film based on the life of a Hindu woman saint of the same name, who lived around the 6th century C.E. The film was produced and directed by C. V. Raman.<ref>{{cite book\|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998\|page=606 \|url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film featured V. A. Chellappa, B. Saraswathi, [[K. ~~Sarangkapani~~]], [[K. R. Chellam]], [[Kali N. Rathnam]] and [[T. S. Jaya]] in the lead roles.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/mani-malai-1941/article5079214.ece\|title=Blast from the Past — Mani Malai (1941)\|author=[[Randor Guy]]\|date=31 August 2013\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>		'''''Karaikkal Ammaiyar''''' is a [[List of Tamil films of 1943\|1943]] Indian [[Tamil language]] film based on the life of a Hindu woman saint of the same name, who lived around the 6th century C.E. The film was produced and directed by C. V. Raman.<ref>{{cite book\|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen\|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema\|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998\|page=606 \|url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film featured V. A. Chellappa, B. Saraswathi, [[K. Sarangapani]], [[K. R. Chellam]], [[Kali N. Rathnam]] and [[T. S. Jaya]] in the lead roles.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/mani-malai-1941/article5079214.ece\|title=Blast from the Past — Mani Malai (1941)\|author=[[Randor Guy]]\|date=31 August 2013\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	*[[K. ~~Sarangkapani~~]]		*[[K. Sarangapani]]
	*[[Kali N. Rathnam]]		*[[Kali N. Rathnam]]
	*[[T. S. Durairaj]]		*[[T. S. Durairaj]]

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'''''Karaikkal Ammaiyar''''' is a [[List of Tamil films of 1943|1943]] Indian [[Tamil language]] film based on the life of a Hindu woman saint of the same name, who lived around the 6th century C.E. The film was produced and directed by C. V. Raman.<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=606 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film featured V. A. Chellappa, B. Saraswathi, [[K. Sarangkapani]], [[K. R. Chellam]], [[Kali N. Rathnam]] and [[T. S. Jaya]] in the lead roles.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/mani-malai-1941/article5079214.ece|title=Blast from the Past — Mani Malai (1941)|author=[[Randor Guy]]|date=31 August 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref>

==Plot==
Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a real person who born and lived in [[Karaikkal]] during the Chola period. Her birth name was Punithavathi. She was a devotee of Lord Shiva from her childhood and was always chanting "NamasShivaya'', mantra of Shiva. She was married to a wealthy merchant. An incident in the family makes the husband to realise that his wife is a divinely person and calls her "Ammaiyar'' that means mother. He left her and married another woman. Punithavathi begged Lord Shiva to give her a different form so that no man will seek her with passion. He grants her wish and she became a form of fiery [[Kali]]. Lord Shiva asks her to come to his abode, Mt. Kailash. She goes there walking all the way with her hands.

==Cast==
Adapted from the list appearing in [[The Hindu]] review article.<ref name=hindu />
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;Male cast
*V. A. Chellappa
*[[K. Sarangkapani]]
*[[Kali N. Rathnam]]
*[[T. S. Durairaj]]
*Kolathu Mani
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;Male cast (Contd.)
*M. E. Madhavan
*P. Ramaiah Sastri
*Kunchithapaadham Pillai
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;Female cast
*B. Saraswathi
*[[K. R. Chellam]]
*[[T. S. Jaya]]
*''Baby'' Kalyani
*Shantha Devi
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;Dance
*S. Nataraj
*A. R. Sakunthala
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==Production==
The film was produced, in association with Kandhan Company, by C. V. Raman who also directed it and was shot at Kandhan Studios in [[Coimbatore]].<ref name = hi>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/karaikkal-ammaiyar-1943/article5486857.ece</ref>

A dance drama ''Shiva Thandavam'' was performed by S. Natraj and A. R. Sakunthala who were a famous pair those days.<ref name = hi/>

==Soundtrack==
[[Papanasam Sivan]] composed the music for the film. Saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar's composition hymns were used in the film.

==Release==
The film did not do well at box-office, however A. P. Nagarajan made a [[Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1973 film)|film]] on Ammaiyar again in 1973.<ref name = hi/>
Randor Guy of ''The Hindu'' wrote "Remembered For The familiar tale, impressive performances of Chellappa, Saraswathi, and the dance drama by Nataraj-Sakunthala".<ref name = hi/>

==References==
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[[Category:1943 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1940s biographical films]]

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